Rein-support.



No. 739,442. I PATENTED SBPT.22,'1903.

J.P.PENROD.

REIN SUPPORT.

' APPLICATION FILED JULY 25, 1903 no MODEL.

n1: NORRIS PEYERS co. PHOTO-LITHO, WASHINGTOm-BSQ UNITED STATES Patented September 22, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

RElN-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,442, dated'september 22, 1963.

Application fileduly 25,1903- Serial No. 166,9861' (No models To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOHN F. PENROD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Branch, in the county of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rein-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andvexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. I

My invention relates to a support for driving reins or lines, and has for its object a device to prevent them from catching on the harness, shafts, or under the animals tail.

A further object is to support the reins so that theirweight will be oif the drivers arms.

A further object is to provide a device by which the animal may be steered 'or controlled by the foot of the driver without the use of his arms.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-=- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a vehicle, showing the application of the device. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig-:3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 in-. dicates the floor of a vehicle, and 6 the dashboard. thereof. The driving reins or lines are indicated at 7 and have at their outer ends a bit 8. At 9 are indicated standards secured to the dashboard, said standards being joined at the top by a cross-bar 9. A horizontally-disposedcross-bar 10 extends between the standards between the cross-bar 9 and the top of'the dashboard. On the cross-bar 10 are secured bearing-brackets 11, in which the bell-crank levers 12 are f ulcrunied by a pin 12. A spring 13 is coiled around the pin, the end of said spring pressing against the vertical arm 12 of the lever, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. Two

levers are used, and at the upper end of the vertical arm of each a short chain 14 is secured, having at its outer end a buckle or pin 15, by which it is attached to the reins 7.. The outer end of the horizontal arm 12 of each lever has an. eye 12*, through which a rod 16 is hooked, which extends downwardly and is secured to a treadle 17 on the fioor'of the vehicle.

The springs 13 referred to above press against the levers, which draw in the reins, keeping them taut, and thus preventing them from becoming tangled and catching on the harness and shaft or under the animals tail. The end '7 of the reins may be hung over a hook 18 on one of the standards and the animal controlled or steered by pressing on the treadle with the foot. Either treadle pressed on will, by means of the levers and connections above described, cause the bit on the same side to pull, and thus steer the animal. When. the foot is removed from the treadle, the springs 13 will return the levers to their normal position and with it the'reins.

I have shown and described my invention as secured to the dashboard of the vehicle; but it'is obvious that it may be located at any other suitable place on the vehicle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a vehicle and driving-reins, of treadleson vehicle, and an elastic connection between the treadles and reins, sub'stantiallyas described.

2. The combination with avehicle and driving-r'eins, of spring and treadle actuated bellcrank levers on the vehicle, and connected to the reins, substantially as described.

3. The combination with avehicle and driving-reins, of bell-crank levers on the vehicle and connectedwith the reins, and treadles for operating the levers, substantially as described.

4. The combination with avehicle and driving-reins, of a support on the vehicle,bell crank levers fulcrumed thereon andconnected to the reins, and treadles for operating the levers, substantially as described.

5. The combination with a vehicle and driving-reins, of a spring actuatedbell-crank lever, fulcrumed on the vehicle and connected to the reins, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. PENROD.

Witnesses:

J. TEE, J. B. OATL1N.

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